Note 1 — X. Virtues and Vices
H. W. (Henry William) Auden translation
Notice too offendere caput (Quintil. 6. 3. 67), pedem (B. Hisp. 23), to strike one's head, foot against anything; offendere aliquem imparatum (Fam. 2. 3), to find some one unprepared, cf. καταλαμßάνειν.